I've been tagged by my friend, Joy...I'll fill it out, and whoever wants to can fill it out too...but I'm not gunna be tagging anyone. :)
A= Available~ "nope, not at all."
B= Best Friend~ my hubby
C= Cake or pie~cake
D= Drink of choice~dr. pepper (though i'm trying to quit...)
E= Essential item you use everyday~ my computer (sadly!)
F= Favorite color~ blue
G= Gummy bears or worms~ both! :)
H= Hometown~ Poteka
I= Indulgences~ chocolate!
J= January or February~ February-it's so short, so it feels like the semester is going faster
K= Kids and Names~ 3 two boys and a girl...still some question about the names...
L= Life is incomplete without?~ Jesus! What's the purpose without Him?
M= Marriage date~ March 19th 2005
N= Number of siblings~ 1...or 15!
O= Oranges or apples~ I don't mind either as long as someone else prepares them for me!
P= Phobias or Fears~ spiders, roaches, snakes, mice...you name it!
Q= Favorite Quote~ Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus...
R= Reason to smile~ Christ died to pay for my sins so that I can spend eternity with Him in heaven. (I'll steal this from Joy..I bet she doesn't mind.)
S= Season~ Summer, I hate being cold
T= Tag 3 or 4 people
U= Unknown fact about me~ I have a HUGE HEAD!
V= Vegetable you don't like~ peas...I like snow peas, but canned peas are awful.
W= Worst habit~ speaking without thinking
X= X-rays~ just teeth...what a boring life I lead!
Y= Your favorite food~ Spin Dip! (With chips and salsa, of course!)
Z= Zodiac Sign~ Pisces
Friday, January 26, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Last Fling...
Micah and I were so blessed to be able to make a trip to Hutch to visit A&M before school started up again. It was sooooo very nice. We got there Friday night, and M had a wonderfully delicious dinner waiting for us...one of many wonderful meals to come while we were there! Thanks!
We had to cut our time short and leave in the early evening of Saturday, but we had a great time anyway! We got to do so many fun things...
story time with the pictures Micah and I took on our trips
a movie
chatting
playing in the snow
games
It was great! We really miss them, but enjoyed the time and really felt rested when returning to school on Monday.
We had to cut our time short and leave in the early evening of Saturday, but we had a great time anyway! We got to do so many fun things...
story time with the pictures Micah and I took on our trips
a movie
chatting
playing in the snow
games
It was great! We really miss them, but enjoyed the time and really felt rested when returning to school on Monday.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Conviction
Two events in my life always cause great conviction: the start of a new year, and the start of a new semester.
So here I am, 2 weeks into a new year, and a week away from a new semester, and I find myself double-ly (I have no idea how to spell that word...when it doubt, go with how it sounds in my head!) convicted, if that's possible.
Where has all my time gone? Do I have anything to show for it? Am I being a good steward of my time? I am constantly reminding myself that I need to be a good steward of the money the Lord has blessed Micah and I with...and I'm getting better at it with much work....but do I use my time like God would have me use my time?
I've been reading A Purpose Driven Life with a couple women in our church. I swore to myself I would never read it...it was such a fad for so many years! But, I'm getting lots out of it.
One thing, which I've known before, but it's good to realize again is...What am I here for?
I am here to bring God glory. That's it.
Those 7 words make it seem so simple...so why do I have such a hard time with it?
Purpose lists the 5 ways we bring God glory:
1. We bring God glory by worshiping Him.
2. We bring God glory by loving other believers.
3. We bring God glory by becoming like Christ.
4. We bring God glory by serving others with our gifts.
5. We bring God glory by telling others about Him.
I'm still on Purpose #1, worshiping Him. I even need to re-read this section. But, one thing that's really stuck out to me, is how weak my devotions are. I usually do them at night, even though several very wise women in our church have suggested I do them in the morning. I'm NOT a morning person. Usually I have 8am classes, so it's all I can do wake up by 7:15 so that I can start my 30 minute walk to school. But, that's no excuse. I need the time BEFORE I start my day...I need to be meditating on His word...I need to jumpstart my day with thoughts of Him, so that I can be thinking about God, and praying to God through out my whole day.
So, this semester I don't have class until 11am every day. This is time that I know was given to me so that I can establish a routine. A routine that I will hopefully continue into the semesters with 8am classes. We shall see.
Hopefully this semester, I'll use this blog not only to keep track of the things I've accomplished every day, but also to reflect on what the Lord has taught me through sometimes continual prayer and meditating on His word.
Pray for me. :)
So here I am, 2 weeks into a new year, and a week away from a new semester, and I find myself double-ly (I have no idea how to spell that word...when it doubt, go with how it sounds in my head!) convicted, if that's possible.
Where has all my time gone? Do I have anything to show for it? Am I being a good steward of my time? I am constantly reminding myself that I need to be a good steward of the money the Lord has blessed Micah and I with...and I'm getting better at it with much work....but do I use my time like God would have me use my time?
I've been reading A Purpose Driven Life with a couple women in our church. I swore to myself I would never read it...it was such a fad for so many years! But, I'm getting lots out of it.
One thing, which I've known before, but it's good to realize again is...What am I here for?
I am here to bring God glory. That's it.
Those 7 words make it seem so simple...so why do I have such a hard time with it?
Purpose lists the 5 ways we bring God glory:
1. We bring God glory by worshiping Him.
2. We bring God glory by loving other believers.
3. We bring God glory by becoming like Christ.
4. We bring God glory by serving others with our gifts.
5. We bring God glory by telling others about Him.
I'm still on Purpose #1, worshiping Him. I even need to re-read this section. But, one thing that's really stuck out to me, is how weak my devotions are. I usually do them at night, even though several very wise women in our church have suggested I do them in the morning. I'm NOT a morning person. Usually I have 8am classes, so it's all I can do wake up by 7:15 so that I can start my 30 minute walk to school. But, that's no excuse. I need the time BEFORE I start my day...I need to be meditating on His word...I need to jumpstart my day with thoughts of Him, so that I can be thinking about God, and praying to God through out my whole day.
So, this semester I don't have class until 11am every day. This is time that I know was given to me so that I can establish a routine. A routine that I will hopefully continue into the semesters with 8am classes. We shall see.
Hopefully this semester, I'll use this blog not only to keep track of the things I've accomplished every day, but also to reflect on what the Lord has taught me through sometimes continual prayer and meditating on His word.
Pray for me. :)
Sunday, January 14, 2007
An Encouraging Day
Today was such a gift from the Lord. (Every day is, but today I was smart enough to realize it!) I was wakened by a phone call this morning at 7:30am, getting asked to run the sound system this morning. Of course, I said yes...I have no problem wanting to serve others. Though, lots of times, even though I like helping, I get discouraged, b/c it's hard for me to worship when I'm "working". (Hard to focus on two things at once.) Though, I'm learning that even the act of service is worship, and so maybe that's what made today so much better.
I was able to truly praise our Savior today during the songs...something that I have a hard time doing while up in the sound booth.
But, more surprising, I was able to get something out of the service! There are so many distractions up there, it's hard to learn...but I sure learned a lot today! Maybe after I have some more time to meditate on it, I'll write something about it.
Anyway, then after church, we got to hang out and have lunch with J&A and the kiddos. That's always nice...I like that sunday ritual.
After that, Micah got to take a nice long nap, and I got several things done around the house, including starting on my coupon clipping, and working on a workable spreadsheet to keep track of our budget.
Then we went bowling. We normally do that with my parents every Sunday evening, but they're on their way to Hawaii right now, so we bowled with my sister-in-law and a friend of the family instead. Which means, I got to hold my niece Hannah almost the whole time. It was great!
Then, after bowling, Micah and I went to pick out a couple of movies, and I ran into the mom of an old friend from highschool. My friend is has a 4 year old little girl, and one on the way. You could pray for her, her mom says she's having a real difficult pregnancy and having to see specialists. They think the baby might have downs. My friends name is Heather, in case it helps you pray!
Now I need to go because my hubby and I are going to watch a movie before bed. I love it! God is so good!
I was able to truly praise our Savior today during the songs...something that I have a hard time doing while up in the sound booth.
But, more surprising, I was able to get something out of the service! There are so many distractions up there, it's hard to learn...but I sure learned a lot today! Maybe after I have some more time to meditate on it, I'll write something about it.
Anyway, then after church, we got to hang out and have lunch with J&A and the kiddos. That's always nice...I like that sunday ritual.
After that, Micah got to take a nice long nap, and I got several things done around the house, including starting on my coupon clipping, and working on a workable spreadsheet to keep track of our budget.
Then we went bowling. We normally do that with my parents every Sunday evening, but they're on their way to Hawaii right now, so we bowled with my sister-in-law and a friend of the family instead. Which means, I got to hold my niece Hannah almost the whole time. It was great!
Then, after bowling, Micah and I went to pick out a couple of movies, and I ran into the mom of an old friend from highschool. My friend is has a 4 year old little girl, and one on the way. You could pray for her, her mom says she's having a real difficult pregnancy and having to see specialists. They think the baby might have downs. My friends name is Heather, in case it helps you pray!
Now I need to go because my hubby and I are going to watch a movie before bed. I love it! God is so good!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
I like this Fly Lady thing...
I'm feeling inspired once again. That trip to Chicago was really good for me. It gave me the break I needed...and also helped me to see how good routines are for me! I get so much done when I stick to them. I'm in a really productive mode right now, so I should go, but I just wanted to share how good it feels to FLY!
Friday, January 12, 2007
So, here I am, sitting with my hubby at the coffee shop while he studies. We've been here for about an hour, and I have plenty of things to be working on (last year's goals, this year's goals, preparing 2007's agenda, reading my textbooks...) but instead, I've been reading blogs. BLAH.
That's ok...1:30 starts a new hour (hehe...in my head, ok?!) so I'm going to be WAY productive for a while!
That's ok...1:30 starts a new hour (hehe...in my head, ok?!) so I'm going to be WAY productive for a while!
Friday, December 29, 2006
I'm not very good at this blogging thing...
I go way too long between each update. But, I'm in Chicago now for several days just hanging out and relaxing with my hubby and matt and shelsey...so I should be a bit better at updating!
- Micah went to Ecuador from Dec. 13th-Dec. 22nd. I stayed with my mommy, and had a lot of dates with friends that get neglected during the school year. We both had a great time.
- I went to pick Micah up in Wichita the afternoon of the 22nd, after a wonderful time of scrapping with my lovely friend Joy.
- Then we did the Christmas thing with my family, and Micah went to his family for "2nd Christmas" on Christmas day, but I was sick. :(
- Then we left with Matt and Shelsey to drive up here Wednesday afternoon, and got here about 10:30pm. We carried all of stuff inside (it took a while, because we've practically moved in!) and then went to bed.
- Thursday we slept in, ate some breakfast, and then went to Wheaton College with Matt. He needed to take care of financial aid, and Micah and I wanted to see an exhibit about CS Lewis and others. But, the entire campus was closed, basically, so we're going back on Jan. 4th when both things are open again. After a fruitless (but fun) walk around Wheaton, we drove back to Warrenville and did a bit of grocery shopping. I'm getting chances to cook while we're out here...something I hardly ever do during the school year! I made beef enchiladas that night while the boys watched a movie and Shelsey worked on her paper. After dinner, we played a exciting game of Catch Phrase. We were playing best out of 3, and the boys got 2 and we got 1...we'll be playing again to fix that situation!!
- Today we kinda slept it again. (Except Micah, of course, cause he has to work at 5am.) We got around, took our showers, and played a game of battle ship while we waited for Matt to get home from taking Shelsey to work. Then the 3 of us made a trip to Panera to get their wonderful bagels. Mmmm! I'm hungry for them again! We came home, ate bagels, watched a movie, played Yahtzee, and then I just woke up from a nap! I love not having deadlines and so forth. Relaxing time so far. Tonight I'm making spaghetti! :)
- Tomorrow is Matt and Shelsey's 1 year anniversary....so Micah and I are having a date day so that they are sure to have some time to hang out together...but, hehe...we've all decided to go into the city together! So much for time alone. (Though, they'll get some b/c Micah and I are staying at the Days Inn in Napperville tomorrow night.) We're gunna get breakfast and go to a coffee shop in Wheaton, then catch the train into town for lunch, dinner, a movie, and possibly to see the Tribune. Should be fun. :)
- Micah went to Ecuador from Dec. 13th-Dec. 22nd. I stayed with my mommy, and had a lot of dates with friends that get neglected during the school year. We both had a great time.
- I went to pick Micah up in Wichita the afternoon of the 22nd, after a wonderful time of scrapping with my lovely friend Joy.
- Then we did the Christmas thing with my family, and Micah went to his family for "2nd Christmas" on Christmas day, but I was sick. :(
- Then we left with Matt and Shelsey to drive up here Wednesday afternoon, and got here about 10:30pm. We carried all of stuff inside (it took a while, because we've practically moved in!) and then went to bed.
- Thursday we slept in, ate some breakfast, and then went to Wheaton College with Matt. He needed to take care of financial aid, and Micah and I wanted to see an exhibit about CS Lewis and others. But, the entire campus was closed, basically, so we're going back on Jan. 4th when both things are open again. After a fruitless (but fun) walk around Wheaton, we drove back to Warrenville and did a bit of grocery shopping. I'm getting chances to cook while we're out here...something I hardly ever do during the school year! I made beef enchiladas that night while the boys watched a movie and Shelsey worked on her paper. After dinner, we played a exciting game of Catch Phrase. We were playing best out of 3, and the boys got 2 and we got 1...we'll be playing again to fix that situation!!
- Today we kinda slept it again. (Except Micah, of course, cause he has to work at 5am.) We got around, took our showers, and played a game of battle ship while we waited for Matt to get home from taking Shelsey to work. Then the 3 of us made a trip to Panera to get their wonderful bagels. Mmmm! I'm hungry for them again! We came home, ate bagels, watched a movie, played Yahtzee, and then I just woke up from a nap! I love not having deadlines and so forth. Relaxing time so far. Tonight I'm making spaghetti! :)
- Tomorrow is Matt and Shelsey's 1 year anniversary....so Micah and I are having a date day so that they are sure to have some time to hang out together...but, hehe...we've all decided to go into the city together! So much for time alone. (Though, they'll get some b/c Micah and I are staying at the Days Inn in Napperville tomorrow night.) We're gunna get breakfast and go to a coffee shop in Wheaton, then catch the train into town for lunch, dinner, a movie, and possibly to see the Tribune. Should be fun. :)
Friday, December 15, 2006
Yay for break!
It's so much more fun to update you on my to-do list when it consists of great things to do instead of boring old homework stuff.
Today I slept in. (8:45) It's good to sleep until you wake up instead of waking up to an alarm. I got to sleep later than 8:45 during the semester, but for some reason, I woke up so much more rested today.
I have to work today in Lawrence from 12:15-6:15pm. I should have gone and made the rest of my pottery yesterday, but I didn't realize how close to Christmas it was getting! It takes a week for the pottery to fire, and they close at 8pm today, so I won't have enough time to go this evening. Saturday they're open 10am-6pm but I work 12:15-5:15, so that day won't work either! So I guess I'll just go Sunday between Church and bowling. I don't have a whole lot left to paint...so it shouldn't take me very long. But, if I go on Sunday, that means they'll be done on the 24th. I thought I was so far ahead of the game too! Pray that they'll be done on time...or early! :)
Today in addition to work, I also need to:
-run home and get some things I forgot
-drop some stuff off at goodwill (it's been in my trunk for AGES)
-finish balancing my check book (I ran out of register yesterday!)
-Read more for our Purprose Driven Life Bible study
-work on Christmas cards
-call a few people about my mom's gift. :)
It should be a good day!
Today I slept in. (8:45) It's good to sleep until you wake up instead of waking up to an alarm. I got to sleep later than 8:45 during the semester, but for some reason, I woke up so much more rested today.
I have to work today in Lawrence from 12:15-6:15pm. I should have gone and made the rest of my pottery yesterday, but I didn't realize how close to Christmas it was getting! It takes a week for the pottery to fire, and they close at 8pm today, so I won't have enough time to go this evening. Saturday they're open 10am-6pm but I work 12:15-5:15, so that day won't work either! So I guess I'll just go Sunday between Church and bowling. I don't have a whole lot left to paint...so it shouldn't take me very long. But, if I go on Sunday, that means they'll be done on the 24th. I thought I was so far ahead of the game too! Pray that they'll be done on time...or early! :)
Today in addition to work, I also need to:
-run home and get some things I forgot
-drop some stuff off at goodwill (it's been in my trunk for AGES)
-finish balancing my check book (I ran out of register yesterday!)
-Read more for our Purprose Driven Life Bible study
-work on Christmas cards
-call a few people about my mom's gift. :)
It should be a good day!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
I'm DONE!
I'm finally done with all my tests, and with the semester! So, that brings me to the joys of today's to-do list:
clean a bit for my mom
balance the checkbook
work on scrapbook stuff
Christmas shopping
Potwin Pottery
:) I'm going to have so much fun!
Also, I don't really like the new blog lay out...maybe I'll have to see what my hubby can do with it when he gets home.
Thanks to all of you that prayed for me and my tests. I did amazingly better on all the tests than I could have on my own. The God we serve is faithful.
clean a bit for my mom
balance the checkbook
work on scrapbook stuff
Christmas shopping
Potwin Pottery
:) I'm going to have so much fun!
Also, I don't really like the new blog lay out...maybe I'll have to see what my hubby can do with it when he gets home.
Thanks to all of you that prayed for me and my tests. I did amazingly better on all the tests than I could have on my own. The God we serve is faithful.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Here I am...
discouraged once again. I have such a hard time knowing that I'm not going to be able to get as much stuff done as I'd like when I'm sick. I was only able to get a few hours of sleep last night, and because of it, I didn't get started on work until noon. Then I had Bible study from 6pm-9pm...so I've really got a lot done in 6 hours, if you ask me! Including all of my laundry. But, the enemy of my soul is attacking. You could pray for me. I need to be getting more than this done every day to be on track for the finals...but more importantly, I need to be resting in God's faithfulness. He IS faithful. He WILL provide the time and energy I need to take these finals. Pray that this knowledge will be in my heart, not just my head. :)
Today's goals...
Ok! This is what I honestly think I can get done today if I stay focused...Though I didn't plan on not getting started with it until noon...but, that's life!
Study for Econ Quiz
Joshua 13
15 min. for ME!
Read Stats assignment
Ch. 6 of Purpose Driven Life
Stats assignment (This is taking WAAAAAY longer than I thought. I'm getting discouraged.)
15 min. for ME!
Study for BLAW quiz
Ch. 7 of Purpose Driven Life
Study for ACCT quiz
15 min. for ME!
ACCT HW - Ch. 11
Joy's present
Recopy ACCT notes 11/2
15 min. for ME!
Read ECON Ch. 13 (10 pages/check BB)
Indeed
Read ECON Ch. 13 (10 pages)
15 min. for ME!
Finish ECON Ch. 13
Job Lesson 21, Day 5
Recopy ECON 11/7 notes
15 min. for ME!
Recopy Stats 11/7 notes
letters
Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
15 min. for ME!
Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
Prayer
Finish ACCT. Ch. 10
15 min. for ME!
Ch. 10 tutorial
Indeed
Ch. 10 quiz
more time for ME!
Joshua 13
15 min. for ME!
Ch. 6 of Purpose Driven Life
15 min. for ME!
Study for BLAW quiz
Ch. 7 of Purpose Driven Life
Study for ACCT quiz
ACCT HW - Ch. 11
Joy's present
Recopy ACCT notes 11/2
15 min. for ME!
Read ECON Ch. 13 (10 pages/check BB)
Indeed
Read ECON Ch. 13 (10 pages)
15 min. for ME!
Finish ECON Ch. 13
Job Lesson 21, Day 5
Recopy ECON 11/7 notes
15 min. for ME!
Recopy Stats 11/7 notes
letters
Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
15 min. for ME!
Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
Prayer
Finish ACCT. Ch. 10
15 min. for ME!
Ch. 10 tutorial
Indeed
Ch. 10 quiz
more time for ME!
To-Do List
Alright, I updated my to-do list with the progress I made this weekend. I wasn't able to get much done because of family Christmas...but that was sooo worth it! I've also decided that it's time for a new list...so I'll have to add those things to the new one. I'm off to do that...didn't have a whole lot to say. Maybe later today I'll post my new to-do list!
Oh, and because everyone else posts pictures...I thought I'd post and oldie but goodie! :)
Oh, and because everyone else posts pictures...I thought I'd post and oldie but goodie! :)
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Wow..it's been a loooong few days.
I never know where to begin when I finally have a moment to post, because there's always soooo much!
I'll just type what comes to me, in no particular order.
I have a new niece. My brother and sister-in-law have a new daughter, Hannah Marie. She was born Sunday, November 26th, at 4:57am. She was 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and 20.5 inches long. She's also got a really full head of hair. She's cute. :)
I've been trying to do the fly lady thing...they tell you to take baby steps. They send you this email when you start for your first 31 days...but school's been crazy, and I've been bad at forming the habits. I've done what I could, but I don't feel like I'm ready to move on to new things yet...so I'm starting over at day one today. It really appeals to me. They really are manageable steps, and it feels like a game, so I have a relatively easy time with it...(hehe...i bet you're wondering why I failed, then!) Changing the subject! I'm starting over today! Today is day one and I'm supposed to: shine my sink.
I had a BLAW test today. (Hehe..my sil Michelle likes that I can call a class that!) It took a lot of time to finish up things so that I'd feel like I was ready for it...but now that it's over, I'm back on track to plow through things on my agenda. My current status is: Thursday, November 2nd with 4 items remaining...but I'm going to blow that out of the water tomorrow!
My to-do list for tomorrow (and beyond):
0 wake up and get completely dressed (to lace up shoes - fly lady!)
0 Call Carey
0 attempt accounting homework
0 Joshua 10
0 read through and put together ACCT project part 1
0 15 minutes for me!
0 read Stats
0 Indeed
0 Stats Homework (got a start on it, at least.)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Accounting WSJ
0 Job Leson 21, Day 4
0 Read Accounting Ch. 9 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Read Accounting Ch. 9 (10 pages)
0 Letters
0 Read Accounting Ch. 9 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Ch. 9 tutorial
0 Prayer
0 Ch. 9 quiz
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Accounting notes from 10/31 (Done with Nov. 2nd!)
0 Joy's present
0 Check BB for Econ (Done with Nov. 6th!)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Econ notes for 11/6
0 Indeed
0 Recopy ACCT notes for 11/2 (Done with Nov. 7th)
0 15 minutes for me!
(Can't forget to shine my sink somewhere in here!)
0 Read Econ Ch. 13 (10 pages)
0 Job Lesson 21, Day 5
0 Read Econ Ch. 13 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Finish Econ Ch. 13
0 Letters
0 Recopy Econ notes from 11/7
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Stats notes from 11/7
0 Prayer
0 Read Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Read Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
0 Joy's present
0 Finish Acct. Ch. 10
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Ch. 10 tutorial
0 Indeed
0 Ch. 10 quiz
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Acct. notes from 11/7 (done with November 9th!)
0 Purpose Drive Life, Ch. 6
0 Recopy Econ notes 11/9 (done with November 13th!)
Ok, So I got a little carried away. I know I can't do all that in one day...but I'm totally excited...because that's all that stands in my way of the status, "November 14th, 4 items and counting."
Anyone wanna make guesses on how far I'll be by the end of tomorrow? I'd love to hear from you...it'll drive me on towards the goal!! :)
Ok, I'm off to shine my sink and go to bed! Goodnight, all.
I'll just type what comes to me, in no particular order.
I have a new niece. My brother and sister-in-law have a new daughter, Hannah Marie. She was born Sunday, November 26th, at 4:57am. She was 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and 20.5 inches long. She's also got a really full head of hair. She's cute. :)
I've been trying to do the fly lady thing...they tell you to take baby steps. They send you this email when you start for your first 31 days...but school's been crazy, and I've been bad at forming the habits. I've done what I could, but I don't feel like I'm ready to move on to new things yet...so I'm starting over at day one today. It really appeals to me. They really are manageable steps, and it feels like a game, so I have a relatively easy time with it...(hehe...i bet you're wondering why I failed, then!) Changing the subject! I'm starting over today! Today is day one and I'm supposed to: shine my sink.
I had a BLAW test today. (Hehe..my sil Michelle likes that I can call a class that!) It took a lot of time to finish up things so that I'd feel like I was ready for it...but now that it's over, I'm back on track to plow through things on my agenda. My current status is: Thursday, November 2nd with 4 items remaining...but I'm going to blow that out of the water tomorrow!
My to-do list for tomorrow (and beyond):
0 Call Carey
0 attempt accounting homework
0 Joshua 10
0 read through and put together ACCT project part 1
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Indeed
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Accounting WSJ
0 Read Accounting Ch. 9 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Read Accounting Ch. 9 (10 pages)
0 Read Accounting Ch. 9 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Ch. 9 tutorial
0 Prayer
0 Ch. 9 quiz
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Accounting notes from 10/31 (Done with Nov. 2nd!)
0 Joy's present
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Econ notes for 11/6
0 Indeed
0 Recopy ACCT notes for 11/2 (Done with Nov. 7th)
0 15 minutes for me!
(Can't forget to shine my sink somewhere in here!)
0 Read Econ Ch. 13 (10 pages)
0 Job Lesson 21, Day 5
0 Read Econ Ch. 13 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Finish Econ Ch. 13
0 Letters
0 Recopy Econ notes from 11/7
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Stats notes from 11/7
0 Prayer
0 Read Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Read Acct. Ch. 10 (10 pages)
0 Joy's present
0 Finish Acct. Ch. 10
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Ch. 10 tutorial
0 Indeed
0 Ch. 10 quiz
0 15 minutes for me!
0 Recopy Acct. notes from 11/7 (done with November 9th!)
0 Purpose Drive Life, Ch. 6
0 Recopy Econ notes 11/9 (done with November 13th!)
Ok, So I got a little carried away. I know I can't do all that in one day...but I'm totally excited...because that's all that stands in my way of the status, "November 14th, 4 items and counting."
Anyone wanna make guesses on how far I'll be by the end of tomorrow? I'd love to hear from you...it'll drive me on towards the goal!! :)
Ok, I'm off to shine my sink and go to bed! Goodnight, all.
Friday, November 17, 2006
An update on my progress...
In the time since my last post, I've:
-talked with Joy
-put away all our laundry
-got dirty clothes ready for the car
-(listening to Harry Potter book 5 the whole time!)
-shined my sink (I'm going to try the FLY thing. We shall see.)
-did dishes (for the first time ever since I've been married. Hehe...my hubby's so good to me!)
I need to go finish up the dishes...I had to run new water, and it was too hot for a moment.
Thanks to all of you wonderful ladies that are so encouraging to me!
-talked with Joy
-put away all our laundry
-got dirty clothes ready for the car
-(listening to Harry Potter book 5 the whole time!)
-shined my sink (I'm going to try the FLY thing. We shall see.)
-did dishes (for the first time ever since I've been married. Hehe...my hubby's so good to me!)
I need to go finish up the dishes...I had to run new water, and it was too hot for a moment.
Thanks to all of you wonderful ladies that are so encouraging to me!
It's a good day!
Things are going very well today! I got to sleep in a bit before my 9am class. Then I was at school from then until 12:15ish. I walked home, relaxed for a bit, and now I'm working on things that have been on my to-do list for a long time. I don't really feel pressured to do homework at the moment, since I've been at full force with that all week...so instead I'm working on the things I've sorta put on the back burner the last several days: laundry, dishes, and other worthwhile commitments.
I've been asked several times about my point system...it's not very complicated...it's pretty much just something silly I do to keep myself motivated!
- I get one tally mark for each thing I cross off of my to-do list, whether it be school, work, chores or even devotions.
- These tally marks are called super woman points because, when I earn them, I feel like I'm Super Woman, duh!!
- If I am able to get 30 points in one day (That's a lot of stuff!) They turn into wonder woman points...because, really, some days you just feel like Wonder Woman!!
- Something new I've added since starting this blog (because I've been so much better at being productive) is that if I get 50 things done in one day (maybe happens once every couple of months!) I get to buy myself something nice! (Flowers, a piece of jewelry or clothes, my favorite food/restuarant.)
So, there you have it!
Have a wonderful day ladies!!
I've been asked several times about my point system...it's not very complicated...it's pretty much just something silly I do to keep myself motivated!
- I get one tally mark for each thing I cross off of my to-do list, whether it be school, work, chores or even devotions.
- These tally marks are called super woman points because, when I earn them, I feel like I'm Super Woman, duh!!
- If I am able to get 30 points in one day (That's a lot of stuff!) They turn into wonder woman points...because, really, some days you just feel like Wonder Woman!!
- Something new I've added since starting this blog (because I've been so much better at being productive) is that if I get 50 things done in one day (maybe happens once every couple of months!) I get to buy myself something nice! (Flowers, a piece of jewelry or clothes, my favorite food/restuarant.)
So, there you have it!
Have a wonderful day ladies!!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Work Journal
I've been meaning to write every day this week...but, everytime I sit down to do it, I think of something else I need to be doing. I'm not very good at keeping this thing updated. I need to be better at updates, because the whole purpose of this thing is so that I'll be able to look back on what I've done and not be discouraged. So, I think I'm going to try to keep more of a work journal (stealing the idea of one of my brother-in-laws).
Today:
7am - woke up, got things ready to go to Topeka, made my to-do list for the day
8am - took Micah to school, drove to Topeka, and went to mom's house to print out statutes for
BLAW assignment #2
9:10am - 2:30pm:
Stats assignment
Devotions (11/1 in Indeed, re-read/skimmed psalms 106-118, reviewed verses in Job and
Psalms)
Wrote out answers to BLAW assignment
Recopied Stats notes from 10/16
3pm-5:30pm: Bible study with Ruth
Then I went to mom's house to pick some things up, went to Walmart, then came home to spend some time with my hubby. Now i'm just sitting down again to work on more school. It's 8:30pm and I still have 33 things on my to-do list. I think I underestimate the time it takes to do things.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Today:
7am - woke up, got things ready to go to Topeka, made my to-do list for the day
8am - took Micah to school, drove to Topeka, and went to mom's house to print out statutes for
BLAW assignment #2
9:10am - 2:30pm:
Stats assignment
Devotions (11/1 in Indeed, re-read/skimmed psalms 106-118, reviewed verses in Job and
Psalms)
Wrote out answers to BLAW assignment
Recopied Stats notes from 10/16
3pm-5:30pm: Bible study with Ruth
Then I went to mom's house to pick some things up, went to Walmart, then came home to spend some time with my hubby. Now i'm just sitting down again to work on more school. It's 8:30pm and I still have 33 things on my to-do list. I think I underestimate the time it takes to do things.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Just a brief update for myself...
Thursday, October 26th:
School from 8am-2:15pm then studying.
18 super woman points.
Friday October 27th:
School from 9am-1:45pm. No studying today...but spent time with the folks.
3 super woman points.
Saturday October 28th:
Good, productive day.
23 super woman points.
Sunday, October 29th:
No homework today, but it was still worth while.
Church, baby shower for my sister-in-law, then bowling with the fam.
In other news, Micah had a very productive day!
Monday, October 30th:
Spent the day in Topeka, studying and for bible study.
8 super woman points.
Tuesday, October 31st:
School literally ALL DAY! 8am-5pm.
Grocery shopping, then working around the house until 8pm.
But then I had a date with my hubby.
I bought 4 big bags of candy, and we had 11 trick-or-treaters!! :)
12 of the hardest super woman points EVAR!
School from 8am-2:15pm then studying.
18 super woman points.
Friday October 27th:
School from 9am-1:45pm. No studying today...but spent time with the folks.
3 super woman points.
Saturday October 28th:
Good, productive day.
23 super woman points.
Sunday, October 29th:
No homework today, but it was still worth while.
Church, baby shower for my sister-in-law, then bowling with the fam.
In other news, Micah had a very productive day!
Monday, October 30th:
Spent the day in Topeka, studying and for bible study.
8 super woman points.
Tuesday, October 31st:
School literally ALL DAY! 8am-5pm.
Grocery shopping, then working around the house until 8pm.
But then I had a date with my hubby.
I bought 4 big bags of candy, and we had 11 trick-or-treaters!! :)
12 of the hardest super woman points EVAR!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Perfect Schedule
I decided to update you all on here, because I couldn't do any more stats without crying. Hehe...oh well.
I did however, secure the perfect schedule for next semester this morning. It's awesome. I only have 2 classes a day, which start at 11, and have a 2-3 break in between them so I am forced to study. There's also no class on Friday! Yay!
The Schumm's are on their way to Lawrence...they should be here anytime..so maybe I should get some more work done! I'll update this more later.
I did however, secure the perfect schedule for next semester this morning. It's awesome. I only have 2 classes a day, which start at 11, and have a 2-3 break in between them so I am forced to study. There's also no class on Friday! Yay!
The Schumm's are on their way to Lawrence...they should be here anytime..so maybe I should get some more work done! I'll update this more later.
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